Southwest Florida’s first Wawa opened to the public on Thursday in Bradenton. More are on the way – the gas station and convenience store chain has plans to open two more in Manatee County next year, and three in Sarasota County in the near future.

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The Devyn, a new event space in south Sarasota, is open and ready to host weddings, homecoming dances and corporate events.

The Devyn completely transformed the former Sam Seltzer’s Steakhouse and Livingston’s arcade space at 7113 S. Tamiami Trail. Now the center boasts four different event room spaces. Carl Wise, owner of the event space, decided to expand his special event business when he bought the property earlier this year. Wise has owned and operated Bee Ridge Florist and All Event Rental for 19 years.

Get a sneak peek inside the new space in this week’s What’s In Store video series. Read more about the company in next week’s Business Weekly, which publishes on Mondays.

Interested in being apart of the What’s in Store video series? Pitch your story ideas to Justine directly by emailing her here.

For more shopping news in Southwest Florida, follow reporter Justine Griffin on Twitter and Facebook or email her at justine.griffin@heraldtribune.com. Read What’s In Store in print on Tuesdays.